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The Queen of Clean 10* Reliable Minder

ID: 16ok

Name:

MANDY

Status:

Solo

Age group:

55 plus

Profession:

Service Delivery - Australian Public Service

Years active:

3 years

Preferred locations:

NSW (full regions list)

Reply rating:

5 out of 5

More information about this house sitter

Hello,

I'm Mandy, thanks for reading my profile.

My nature is calm, gentle, respectful and confident with pets and animals so you can be sure of peace of mind when you go away.

I sit because I love it, not because I have to or am roaming, and feel that makes all the difference.

Please read my excellent reviews below from some of my past sits on this site, which confirm I will treat your pets and home with the upmost respect.

Past successful sits from this site include looking after rural properties and city homes. Mostly with multiple pets including Dogs, Cats, Birds, Chooks and Horses.

A little bit about me:

I am having a great life. Born in England I have lived in Australia for the past 35 years and have called Port Macquarie, NSW, home for the past 20 years.

You will find me easy to make friends with. I am quiet and calm, caring and very clean. An early to bed, early to rise girl, I often walk or swim laps at the local pool as the sun rises. I am fit, active and really love walking and exploring new parks and trails. In my downtime I enjoy Yoga, cooking and reading.

ANIMAL EXPERIENCE: I loooove dogs and cats...who doesn't like a cuddle? I grew up with horses and dogs in England and my passion for riding continued into my thirties. I have experience with dogs, cats, horses , chickens and donkeys and have the ability to learn how to care for other animals. Dad has an African Grey Parrot whom is now 30 and in the past we have owned Rough Collies, Jack Russells and Border Collies. (I used to help the Master of Hounds with the Fox Hound pack - before I knew better). In fact my first couple of paid jobs were in a boarding kennel and cattery so I can handle the yukky stuff too!

I am currently mum to an abandoned feral rescue cat. As she was feral, I of course named her Sheryl! Feral Sheryl came into my care at ten days old and is now a content and happy six year old. She is well cared for by my lodger when I am away. However, being mum to Sheryl is thwarting my lifelong ambition to own a Great Dane, oh well maybe one day!

When living on our small property we had a two cheeky Jack Russells, one, Brewster had a heart of gold. Brewster was given his angel wings far too young at 4 years old from Addison’s. The other Buddy, an escape artist that ‘Houdini’ would have been proud of, passed at 18 as a geriatric. We also owned a beautiful steel grey Tonkinese, cat, Fergus, whom was a trade off for my son's need for a ferret! My son is now a Police Officer and seeks out other kinds of ferrets!!

EXPERIENCE AROUND THE HOME AND GARDEN: I have owned many homes and can do a lot more than change a light bulb! I look after most of the maintenance in my current multi level home and gardens. With a passion for gardening, I am slowly creating a food forest in my back yard where nothing gets planted unless I can eat it or it attracts and feeds the birds and bees.

SMALL PROPERTY EXPERIENCE: Just before moving into Port Macquarie seven years ago, I lived on a two and a half acre rural property for eleven years. A labour of love with orchard, dam, integrated gardens and vege patches. So I know what hard work is and what the driver’s view of a ride on looks like!

AIRBNB HOST: When I am not away, and time and inclination permits, I rent two spaces in my home on Airbnb. I am proud to be a ‘Superhost’ and have five star reviews for both being a successful host and as a respectful and tidy guest.

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE: I was born to organise and be creative and have had many local
volunteering opportunities to be of service to others. These include running the primary school canteen for two years and creating and organising two very successful weekend youth camps for high school drummers (my son was a Jazz Drummer before he joined the Police Force), plus many fundraising gigs.

I spent most of 2018 overseas hiking and volunteering in England, Spain and USA. In Spain I volunteered on a Donkey Refuge which had twenty six donkeys, sixteen cats, four dogs and a pig! I also volunteered on a small farm for a young family and worked in their vegetable garden. In USA I took a ‘Workaway’ position for three weeks in Boone, North Carolina, where I cleaned house, looked after two Airbnb rooms and painted an artistic wall.

I was christened with the name ‘The Queen of Clean’ when I volunteered with Youth Hostel Association in England, as a housekeeping and kitchen team member, at three of their beautiful properties, Grasmere and Eskdale in the picturesque hiking area of the Lake District and then in rugged coastal Perranporth in Cornwall.. I have made life long friends from these experiences.

TRAVELLING EXPERIENCES: How blessed am I to be so well traveled! I have always been a traveler, not a tourist, and have explored 28 countries over the years. My adventures include riding an Arab Pony around the Egyptian pyramids at sunset, punting up a small tributary in Borneo searching for Proboscis Monkeys, living in Bali, trekking in the Nepalese Himalayas, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania Africa and walking 800km from France across the Pyrenees into Spain and the whole length of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail.

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: I have current paid Government employment and have been with the Australian Public Service since 2006. I am currently working on contract and have the flexibility to choose the days I work. Unless your sit is for a three day weekend (I don’t usually work on Fridays) I will usually need a three week lead time to organise time off due to roster publishing times.

REFERENCES: I have a Current Working with Children Check and a NSW Police clearance. I have verified Airbnb reviews as a guest in others' homes and I have been able to retrieve two reviews from my overseas volunteering. Also, being a Government employee, I have clearance for Medical, Criminal Record, Security and Confidentiality…..squeaky clean!

By creating some wonderful home and pet sitting memories through this platform I will not only enrich my own life, I will be helping others with their own adventures, making new friends of the two and four legged varieties and giving peace of mind that homes and cherished pets will be well cared for while you are away. I have been undertaking many repeat site for past hosts.


WHERE TO FROM HERE? After reading a little about me and my life, if you feel I would be a good fit for your travel plans do contact me. Please ask any questions and maybe we can chat on the phone to discuss your requirements further.

Thank you for reading my profile.

Mandy
Champion of Pet Happiness!
(and The Queen of Clean lol!)
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